proper noun · femininefirst declension
Pallēnē
Pallēnē f sg (genitive Pallēnēs)
Classical[palˈleː.neː]Ecclesiastical[palˈlɛː.ne]
Meaning
- A peninsula and town of Chalcidice, where the battle between gods and giants took place
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Pallēnē | — |
| genitive | Pallēnēs | — |
| dative | Pallēnae | — |
| accusative | Pallēnēn | — |
| ablative | Pallēnē | — |
| vocative | Pallēnē | — |
| locative | Pallēnēs | — |
Pallēnē, ēs, f., = Παλλήνη,
I. a peninsula and town of Macedonia, on the Thermaic Gulf, also called Phlegra, where the battle between the gods and the giants took place, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 36; Ov. M. 15, 356; Val. Fl. 2, 17; Sen. Herc. Fur. 979.—Hence,
B. Pallēnensis, e, adj., Pallenian:
ager, Liv. 44, 10: isthmus, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 36.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Παλλήνη (Pallḗnē).